you might not be the first person l kissed, but you will be the last' Jamie to Claire in Outlander (not word… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
Character, I think, is the single most important thing in fiction. You might read a book once for its interesting plot—but not… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
Ye are Blood of my Blood, and Bone of my Bone, I give ye my Body, that we Two might be One.… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
One dictum I had learned on the battlefields of France in a far distant war: You cannot save the world, but you… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
While the Lord might insist that vengeance was His, no male Highlander of my acquaintance had ever thought it right that the… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
With that height, plus a face of an ugliness so transcendant as to be grotesquely beautiful, it was obvious why she had… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
He touched the rough crucifix that lay against his chest and whispered to the moving air, "Lord, that she might be safe,… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
Lying on the floor, with the carved panels of the ceiling flickering dimly above, I found myself thinking that I had always… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
I gave you justice, it said, as I was taught it. And I gave you mercy , too, so far as I… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
Alright, all right," I said. "What if I tell you a story, instead?" Highlanders loved stories, and Jamie was no exception. "Oh, aye, "… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
There were moments, of course. Those small spaces in time, too soon gone, when everything seems to stand still, and existence is balanced on… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
If it was a sin for you to choose me . . . then I would go to the Devil himself and bless him… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
When I turned 35, I thought, 'Mozart was dead at 36, so I set the bar: I'm going to start writing a book on… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
I stagger out of bed, take the dogs outside, and then I'll get a Diet Coke and a couple of dog biscuits and go… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“It was…hard. I didna call out, or let them see I was scairt, but I couldna keep my feet. Halfway through it, I fell… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
I discovered that, given the indescribable nature of what I write, the only way to sell it is to give people free samples. — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“We are bound,you and I, and nothing on this earth shall part me from you."One large hand rose to stroke my hair. "D'ye mind… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
I think characters are going to be, if not a reflection of the author, at least some refraction of some part of their personality. — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
My husband asked me once why I read so many mysteries, and part of it is just intellectual, part of it is the joy… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“My Da says you’re never drunk, so long as ye can hold on to the floor.” — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
